Health Improvement Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Pegasus Health Full time

**Permanent part time position available, with the opportunity to select between 20 and 32 hours per week. Located at Whanau Ora Community Clinic - Te Waipounamu**

**About the role**

Te Tumu Waiora - te reo for ‘to head towards wellness’ - is a new model of primary mental health care which aims to provide all New Zealanders experiencing mental distress or addiction challenges with access to convenient, high quality and person-centred care and support.

The model puts mental health and wellbeing at the heart of general practice. The Health Improvement Practitioner works as part of the general practice team with the aim to increase access to mental health services.

**What you will be doing**
- Working directly with individuals and their families to help improve their mental health and wellbeing
- Delivering brief, consultation-based services and behavioural interventions to general practice team members and general practice patients for both mental health and physical health conditions
- Utilising an integrated ‘Stepped Model of Care’ that supports clients’ needs and enables them to move between services in general practice and, if needed, through to the community.

**What you will bring**
- A relevant registered health professional qualification and full registration without conditions under one of the following: Health Practitioners Competency Assurance (HPCA) Act, DAPAANZ, Social Work Registration Authority (SWRB), or New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) with Te Whatu Ora Accreditation.
- 3+ years of experience working within a counselling/mental health environment (including drug and alcohol support services) delivering talking therapies for example ACT, CBT, FACT
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to develop relationships with a wide variety of people.
- Experience working autonomously as well as part of a wider team.
- Enthusiasm and passion about improving healthcare

**What’s in it for you**
- Supportive, people focused culture
- Wellness benefits including, a wellness subsidy, free after-hours medical care
- Comprehensive training and ongoing mentoring, which will appeal to clinicians with an interest and expertise in behavioural health and change.

**About Us**
Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury. We provide services and support to general practices and community-based health providers to deliver quality health care to patients and make Canterbury the best place to receive and provide primary care.

We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and working in a bicultural manner to improve equitable access and outcomes for Māori Pacific, CALD, LGBTQI+ and other priority populations.

**You can also watch a comprehensive video on the role here**: Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction Servicesin General Practice | Ministry of Health NZ - YouTube

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